Eduardo Lonardi

Eduardo Lonardi (15 September 1896-22 March 1956) was President of Argentina from 23 September to 12 November 1955, succeeding Juan Peron and preceding Pedro Eugenio Aramburu.

Biography
Eduardo Ernesto Lonardi Doucet was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 15 September 1896, and he served as military attache to Chile under President Ramon Castillo in 1942; however, he was expelled for espionage. He then participated in the Revolution of 43 and served as attache in Washington DC for a few years after 1946. A Catholic nationalist, he took part in the overthrow of President Juan Peron in 1955 and briefly served as President before the liberal faction of the armed forces - who saw him as too soft - replaced him with Pedro Eugenio Aramburu.